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Ravenspurn cross

England
List entry 1015313
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015313
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
TA 19030 28731
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

I do not have reliable established information in the scholarly record about the specific physical character, dating, or historical significance of Ravenspurn cross beyond its designation as a scheduled monument in Yorkshire. Rather than provide potentially inaccurate details, I should note that further consultation of the official National Heritage List entry 1015313, local archaeological records, and Yorkshire county history sources would be necessary to provide the precise factual account this site deserves.

Ravenspurn cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015313. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Ravenspurn cross?

I do not have reliable established information in the scholarly record about the specific physical character, dating, or historical significance of Ravenspurn cross beyond its designation as a scheduled monument in Yorkshire.

Who is responsible for protecting Ravenspurn cross?

Ravenspurn cross is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1015313.

What other scheduled monuments are near Ravenspurn cross?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hedon medieval town (0.8 km), Burstwick Castle (3 km), Moated site at North Park Farm (3.7 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Hedon medieval town
0.8 km
Burstwick Castle
3 km
Moated site at North Park Farm
3.7 km
Paull Point Battery, coastal artillery battery and Submarine Mining Establishment
3.8 km
Paull Holme moated site and tower
3.9 km
Swan Hill motte
5.1 km
Old Little Humber moated site
5.3 km
World War II decoys for Hull docks, 1580m south east, 600m west and 90m south west of Little Humber
6.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Ravenspurn cross

Ravenspurn cross stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

Domesday entry for Newton, Yorkshire →
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